Inside The Secret Russian-Iranian Military-Energy-Pipeline Laundering Machine

Summary

The article alleges a sophisticated sanctions evasion scheme where Russian and Iranian crude oil is being blended and laundered through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). Despite an EU ban, volumes through the CPC pipeline, which has an exemption for supposedly Kazakh crude, have surged far beyond Kazakhstan's production increases, suggesting it serves as a major backdoor for sanctioned oil into Europe.